DETROIT — The city is moving to offer nearly $1.3 million to protesters in five pending lawsuits, the vast majority going to Detroit Will Breathe, which has alleged Detroit officers used excessive force during the George Floyd protests in 2020.
The Detroit City Council, in its last seven-hour session Tuesday before recessing through September, unanimously approved a package totaling $1,265,000.
In the proposed settlement, $1,035,000 would go to Detroit Will Breathe and 14 plaintiffs. Another $150,000 would go to Nadia Rohr, while $60,000 would be paid to Emma Howland-Bolton and four plaintiffs. Another $10,000 each would go to Marlon Frazier and Timothy Hall.
